Monitoring fish abundance and behavior, using multi-beam acoustic imaging sonar, at a Selective Water Withdrawal structure in Lake Billy Chinook, Deschutes River, Oregon, 2020
Collin D. Smith, Tyson W. Hatton, Noah S. Adams
2022, Open-File Report 2022-1038
Collection of juvenile salmonids at Round Butte Dam is a critical part of the effort to enhance populations of anadromous fish species in the upper Deschutes River because fish that are not collected at the dam may either incur increased mortality during dam passage or remain landlocked and lost...
Water priorities for the Nation—U.S. Geological Survey Integrated Water Prediction science program
Mark P. Miller, Katherine Skalak, David P. Lesmes
2022, Fact Sheet 2022-3028
The U.S. Geological Survey Integrated Water Prediction science program focuses on the development of advanced models for forecasting water use and other components of the water cycle along with water quality attributes such as temperature, water constituents, and ecological conditions. The program also is developing the cyberinfrastructure required to implement...
Risk assessment for bull trout introduction into Sullivan Lake and Harvey Creek, northeastern Washington
Jill M. Hardiman, Rachel B. Breyta, Carl O. Ostberg
2022, Open-File Report 2022-1032
The Kalispel Tribe of Indians (KT), U. S. Fish and Wildlife Service, and Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife are engaged in conservation of bull trout (Salvelinus confluentus) in the Lake Pend Oreille (LPO) Core Area. The LPO is a complex habitat core area which falls within three states...
Global groundwater solute composition and concentrations
Warren W. Wood, Pauline L. Smedley, Bruce D. Lindsey, Warren T. Wood, Roberto E. Kirchheim, John A. Cherry
2022, Groundwater (60) 714-720
Informed analysis of policies related to food security, global climate change, wetland ecology, environmental nutrient flux, element cycling, groundwater weathering, continental denudation, human health, etc. depends to a large extent on quantitative estimates of solute mass fluxes into and out of all global element pools including...
Topographic response to simulated Mw 6.5-7.0 earthquakes on the Seattle Fault
Ian P. Stone, Erin A. Wirth, Arthur D. Frankel
2022, Bulletin of the Seismological Society of America (112) 1436-1462
We explore the response of ground motions to topography during large crustal fault earthquakes by simulating several magnitude 6.5–7.0 rupture scenarios on the Seattle fault, Washington State. Kinematic simulations are run using a 3D spectral element code and a detailed seismic velocity model for...
Areas contributing recharge to priority wells in valley-fill aquifers in the Neversink River and Rondout Creek drainage basins, New York
Nicholas Corson-Dosch, Michael N. Fienen, Jason S. Finkelstein, Andrew T. Leaf, Jeremy T. White, Joshua Woda, John Williams
2022, Scientific Investigations Report 2021-5112
In southeastern New York, the villages of Ellenville, Wurtsboro, Woodridge, the hamlet of Mountain Dale, and surrounding communities in the Neversink River and Rondout Creek drainage basins rely on wells that pump groundwater from valley-fill glacial aquifers for public water supply. Glacial aquifers are vulnerable to contamination because they are...
Areas contributing recharge to selected production wells in unconfined and confined glacial valley-fill aquifers in Chenango River Basin, New York
Paul J. Friesz, John Williams, Jason S. Finkelstein, Joshua Woda
2022, Scientific Investigations Report 2021-5083
In the Chenango River Basin of central New York, unconfined and confined glacial valley-fill aquifers are an important source of drinking-water supplies. The risk of contaminating water withdrawn by wells that tap these aquifers might be reduced if the areas contributing recharge to the wells are delineated and these areas...
Data sources and methods for digital mapping of eight valley-fill aquifer systems in upstate New York
Jason S. Finkelstein, Joshua Woda, John Williams
2022, Scientific Investigations Report 2022-5024
Digital hydrogeologic maps were developed in eight study areas in upstate New York by the U.S. Geological Survey in cooperation with the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation. The digital maps define the hydrogeologic framework of the valley-fill aquifers and surrounding till-covered uplands in the vicinity of the villages...
Distribution of bull trout (Salvelinus confluentus) in conjunction with habitat and trout assemblages in creeks within the Klamath Basin, Oregon 2010–16
Barbara A. Martin, Nolan Banish, David A. Hewitt, Brian S. Hayes, Amari Dolan-Caret, Alta C. Harris, Caylen Kelsey
2022, Open-File Report 2022-1022
Bull trout (Salvelinus confluentus) in the Klamath Basin are on the southernmost border of the range of the species, where threats are most severe and where bull trout are most imperiled. In their recovery plan the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (2015, https://ecos.fws.gov/ecp/report/species-with-recovery-plans) suggested that...
Gravity surveys for estimating possible width of enhanced porosity zones across structures on the Coconino Plateau, Coconino County, north-central Arizona
Libby M. Wildermuth
2022, Scientific Investigations Report 2022-5031
The U.S. Geological Survey completed gravity transects in 2015, 2018, and 2019 over four features: the Bright Angel Fault, Bright Angel Monocline, Tusayan Graben, and Redlands Ranch Fault Zone in the Coconino Plateau, Coconino County, Arizona, to determine if the existence and width of high porosity (low density) zones could...
Limits to reproduction and seed size-number trade-offs that shape forest dominance and future recovery
Tong Qiu, Robert Andrus, Marie-Claire Aravena Acuna, Davide Ascoli, Yves Bergeron, Roberta Berretti, Daniel Berveiller, Thomas Biovin, Raul Bonal, Don C. Bragg, Thomas Caignard, Rafael Calama, J. Julio Camarero, Chia-Huo Chang-Yang, Natalie L. Cleavitt, Benoit Courbaud, Francois Courbet, Thomas Curt, Adrian Das, Evangelia Daskalakou, Hendrik Davi, Nicolas Delpierre, Sylvain Delzon, Michael Dietze, Sergio Donoso Calderon, Laurent Dormont, Josep Maria Espelta, Timothy J. Fahey, William Farfan-Rios, Catherine A. Gehring, Gregory S. Gilbert, Georg Gratzner, Cathryn H. Greenberg, Qinfeng Guo, Andrew Hacket-Pain, Arndt Hampe, Qingmin Han, Janneke Hille Ris Lambers, Kazuhiko Hoshizaki, Ines Ibanez, Jill F. Johnstone, Valentin Journe, Daisuke Kabeya, Christopher L. Kilner, Thomas Kitzberger, Johannes M. H. Knops, Richard K. Kobe, Georges Kunstler, Hiroko Kurokawa, Jonathan G. A. Lageard, Jalene LaMontagne, Mateusz Ledwon, Francois Lefevre, Theodor Leininger, Jean-Marc Limousin, James A. Lutz, Diana Macias, Eliot J. B. McIntire, Christopher M. Moore, Emily V. Moran, Renzo Motta, Jonathan A. Myers, Thomas A. Nagel, Kyotaro Noguchi, Jean-Marc Ourcival, Robert Parmenter, Ian S. Pearse, Ignacio M. Perez-Ramos, Lukasz Piechnik, John Poulsen, Renata Poulton-Kamakura, Miranda Redmond, Chantal D. Reid, Kyle C. Rodman, Francisco Rodrigues-Sanchez, Javier Sanguinetti, C. Lane Scher, Wiliam H Schlesinger, Harald Schmidt Van Marle, Barbara Seget, Shubhi Sharma, Miles Silman, Michael A. Steele, Nathan L. Stephenson, Jacob N. Straub, I-Fang Sun, Samantha Sutton, Jennifer J. Swenson, Margaret Swift, Peter A. Thomas, Maria Uriarte, Giorgio Vacchiano, Thomas T. Veblen, Amy V. Whipple, Thomas G. Whitham, Andreas Wion, Boyd Wright, S. Joseph Wright, Kai Zhu, Jess Zimmermann, Roman Zlotin, Magdalena Zywiec, James S. Clark
2022, Nature Communications (13)
The relationships that control seed production in trees are fundamental to understanding the evolution of forest species and their capacity to recover from increasing losses to drought, fire, and harvest. A synthesis of fecundity data from 714 species worldwide allowed us to examine hypotheses that are central to quantifying reproduction,...
Scale-dependent influence of the sagebrush community on genetic connectivity of the sagebrush obligate Gunnison sage-grouse
Shawna J Zimmerman, Cameron L. Aldridge, Mevin B. Hooten, Sara J. Oyler-McCance
2022, Molecular Ecology (31) 3267-3285
Habitat fragmentation and degradation impacts an organism's ability to navigate the landscape, ultimately resulting in decreased gene flow and increased extinction risk. Understanding how landscape composition impacts gene flow (i.e., connectivity) and interacts with scale is essential to conservation decision-making. We used a landscape genetics approach...
Development and application of Landsat-based wetland vegetation cover and unvegetated-vegetated marsh ratio (UVVR) for the conterminous United States
Neil K. Ganju, Brady Couvillion, Zafer Defne, Kate Ackerman
2022, Estuaries and Coasts (45) 1861-1878
Effective management and restoration of salt marshes and other vegetated intertidal habitats require objective and spatially integrated metrics of geomorphic status and vulnerability. The unvegetated-vegetated marsh ratio (UVVR), a recently developed metric, can be used to establish present-day vegetative cover, identify stability thresholds, and quantify vulnerability...
Management implications from Pacific Northwest Intensively Monitored Watersheds
Robert E Bilby, Amelia Johnson, John Foltz, Amy L. Puls
2022, Report
No abstract available....
Fish-inspired segment models for undulatory swimming
O. Akanyeti, V. di Santo, Elsa Goerig, Dylan K. Wainwright, J.C. Liao, Theodore R. Castro-Santos, George Lauder
2022, Bioinspiration & Biomimetics (17)
Many aquatic animals swim by undulatory body movements and understanding the diversity of these movements could unlock the potential for designing better underwater robots. Here, we analyzed the steady swimming kinematics of a diverse group of fish species to investigate whether their undulatory movements can be represented using a series...
Adaptive management framework and decision support tool for invasive annual bromes in seven Northern Great Plains National Park Service units
Amy Symstad, Heather Baldwin, Max Post van der Burg
2022, Natural Resource Report NPS/NGPN/NRR-2022/2381
National Park Service (NPS) units in the northern Great Plains (NGP) were established to preserve and interpret the history of the United States, protect and showcase unusual geology and paleontology, and provide a home for vanishing large wildlife. A unifying feature among these national parks, monuments, and historic sites is...
Testing environmental DNA from wolf snow tracks for species, sex, and individual identification – An addendum
Shannon Barber-Meyer, Victoria Zeller, Kristy Pilgrim
2022, Canadian Wildlife Biology and Management (11) 14-16
No abstract available....
USGS Critical Minerals Review: 2021
Steven M. Fortier, Nedal T. Nassar, Garth E. Graham, Jane M. Hammarstrom, Warren C. Day, Jeffrey L. Mauk, Robert R. Seal, II
2022, Mining Engineering (74) 34
In 2021, the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) continued to play a central role in understanding and anticipating potential supply chain disruptions by defining and quantitatively evaluating mineral criticality. In addition, the USGS continued to evaluate new sources of domestic critical minerals by conducting mineral resource assessments, mapping and surveying...
Highly specialized recreationists contribute the most to the citizen science project eBird
Connor J. Rosenblatt, Ashley A. Dayer, Jennifer N. Duberstein, Tina B. Phillips, H. W. Harshaw, David C. Fulton, Nicholas W. Cole, Andrew H. Raedeke, Jonathan D. Rutter, Christopher L. Wood
2022, Ornithological Applications (124)
Contributory citizen science projects (hereafter “contributory projects”) are a powerful tool for avian conservation science. Large-scale projects such as eBird have produced data that have advanced science and contributed to many conservation applications. These projects also provide a means to engage the public in scientific data collection. A common challenge...
Status and trends of North American bats: Summer occupancy analysis 2010-2019
Bradley James Udell, Bethany Straw, Tina L. Cheng, Kyle Enns, Winifred F. Frick, Benjamin Gotthold, Kathryn Irvine, Cori Lausen, Susan Loeb, Jonathan D. Reichard, Thomas Rodhouse, Dane Smith, Christian Stratton, Wayne E. Thogmartin, Brian Reichert
2022, Report
• We developed an analytical pipeline supported by web-based infrastructure for integrating continental scale bat monitoring data (stationary acoustic, mobile acoustic, and capture records) to estimate summer (May 1–Aug 31) occupancy probabilities and changes in occupancy over time for 12 North American bat species. This serves as one of multiple...
Economic benefits supported by surface water in eastern Oregon’s Harney Basin
Christopher Huber, Matthew Flyr, Lucas Bair
2022, Western Economics Forum (20) 30-42
The Harney Basin is a closed river basin in southeastern Oregon. Surface water in the basin is used for a variety of social, economic, and ecological benefits. While some surface water uses compete with one another, others are complementary or jointly produce multiple beneficial outcomes. The objective of this study...
Volcanoes of the Mojave: The 2022 Desert Symposium field trip road log
David C. Buesch, David M. Miller, Bruce Bridenbecker, Mark Sweeney
2022, Conference Paper, Volcanoes in the Mojave: 2022 Desert symposium field guide and proceedings
Basalt lava fields, some decorated with scoria ‘cinder’ cones, are scattered around the Mojave Desert. Most basalt fields are short-lived, but the Cima volcanic field is unique in having eruptions that span ~7.5 m.y., including the youngest eruption in the Mojave Desert at ~12 ka. Xenolith-bearing basalts that...
Estimated daily mean streamflow in Iowa using the Flow-Duration Curve Transfer Method StreamStats application
Mackenzie K. Marti, Harper N. Wavra, Andrea Medenblik
2022, Newsletter
The U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) operates many streamgages throughout the country that provide historical and real-time daily streamflow information. Accurate estimates of daily streamflow and the percentage of time that a certain volume of streamflow occurs or is exceeded in a stream is crucial information for structure design and other...
Hyperspectral Thermal Emission Spectrometer (HyTES) images of basaltic and sedimentary deposits in the southwest Cima volcanic field, California
David C. Buesch, Simon J Hook
2022, Conference Paper, Volcanoes in the Mojave: 2022 Desert symposium field guide and proceedings
The southwestern part of the Cima volcanic field in the Mojave National Monument, California, contains many of the youngest basaltic cinder cones and lava flows in the field (Wilshire and others, 2002). In 2014 the Hyperspectral Thermal Emission Spectrometer (HyTES) collected a swath of data across this area....
What’s past and ahead for the EMD
Justin E. Birdwell
2022, Newsletter
No abstract available....
